October 8th, Monday …
The holidays were over, and it was the first day of work.
Pei Qian sat in his office, doubting life.
Eric and Zhao Xuming really didn't do anything!
Did they not notice this problem at all because they were on holiday? Or did they think that this problem was not serious and could not be bothered to work overtime during the holidays?
That was a little too much!
Pei Qian had already noticed the problem with the 'Gods Fantasy' event at the beginning of the holiday. However, this problem had nothing to do with Tengda. He could only hope that Eric and Zhao Xuming would put in more effort and make the best use of their time to plug the loophole.
Tengda did not work overtime, but Long Yu Corporation would definitely have to work overtime if they encountered such a problem, right?
In the end, there was no movement at all?
On the 3rd, Pei Qian felt that Long Yu Corporation might have realized it too late. IOI's data should be quite good these few days after all. There was no obvious decline. It was understandable that there was no reaction for the time being.
On the 5th, Pei Qian felt that Long Yu Corporation had probably realized the problem but could not think of a good countermeasure in a hurry. They must be working overtime to study the plan. There would definitely be no problem if they waited a little longer.
It was the 7th yesterday. The holiday was over, but there was still no movement!
Pei Qian was puzzled. Something was wrong?
GOG's figures were obviously rising against the trend. What's more, this matter had already spread like wildfire on the internet. Even if Eric and Zhao Xuming were blind, they would have heard the news, right?
In the end, they had already gone to work as usual today. IOI did not make any announcement to respond to this matter.
It was as if nothing had happened, or as if there was no problem with the event at all. They had completely acquiesced to the gamers' actions.
That was very confusing.
It was understandable that the other regions in the world reacted slowly. After all, there were still many IOI players in these regions. This event itself was biased towards IOI, and the data fluctuations would not be so obvious. This loophole was not considered serious.
There was no need to change the event, issue an announcement, or even breach the contract for such a loophole. It would be a slap in the face.
However, the local server was different.
There were not many players left to begin with. The fish pond was bombarded by GOG's players. IOI's most loyal players were finally tempted to register for GOG …
How could he sit still?
Pei Qian could not sit still anymore.
Thus, Pei Qian doubted life in his office. He had no idea what Eric and Zhao Xuming were doing.
He really wanted to call and ask, but he was afraid that Eric would misunderstand.
Making a phone call at this critical juncture would inevitably make people feel that he was mocking them, or that he was riding on their faces …
Thus, Pei Qian resisted the urge to hit him.
The event this time was not over yet. The long holidays were its peak period, but IOI had set the event duration to two weeks in order to make the diversion effect last longer. In other words, many players would only be able to obtain the final reward after this week ended.
This was originally to make GOG's players develop the habit of going online to IOI to play games every day so as to achieve a better diversion effect.
But from the looks of it now … it was hard to say what would happen.
Pei Qian did not have any good ideas. He could only take it one step at a time.
Boss Pei was very busy after all. He had a lot of work on hand. He could not possibly do nothing every day and just stare at IOI's activities, right?
He was already cooperating with them. If they still messed things up, Boss Pei could only say: there's no saving you. Just wait for death!
Pei Qian put the Gods Fantasy event aside for now and calmed himself down. Then, he checked Repent and be Saved's official statistics.
Finally!
Repent and be Saved's sales for the previous month had fallen with great difficulty. It was stuck at the threshold set by the System: less than one-fifth of the monthly sales!
"Good, good. I've finally achieved the most basic goal."
Pei Qian could not help but heave a sigh of relief.
The success rate of this plan was quite high. Eternal Fallen Samsara had attracted players' attention. Many players who had not played it before and wanted to buy Repent and be Saved chose to wait and see. They gave up on buying Repent and be Saved for now and planned to buy Eternal Fallen Samsara to experience it first. After all, there was a huge difference between the two games' selling prices.
Unexpectedly, Teacher Qiao's interpretation had made Eternal Fallen Samsara and Repent and be Saved a perfect combination!
In any case, words like 'two sides of the same coin' and 'perfect downloadable content' made players feel that buying Eternal Fallen Samsara without buying Repent and be Saved was a waste.
Thus, in the last week of the previous month, Repent and be Saved's sales soared once again. Pei Qian's heart trembled.
Fortunately, the results were out. Pei Qian had almost fallen into the abyss of eternal damnation.
If the sales did not fall last month, it would not fall this month either. Then, it would be a long time before he could get Repent and be Saved for free. He did not know when he would be able to do so.
Of course, if he wanted to make Repent and be Saved free now, he could not simply change the price and be done with it.
On one hand, he had to submit an application to the official platform. On the other hand, he had to appease players.
The application for free was easily approved. After all, the official platform's first goal was not to make money but to promote the healthy development of the entire industry. It would naturally be easier to advertise a high-quality game for free.
The key was to appease players.
A large group of players had just been tricked by Teacher Qiao into buying both Eternal Fallen Samsara and Repent and be Saved as a package. In the end, Repent and be Saved became free in less than two days. Who could take that lying down?
As a reasonable person, Pei Qian had to think of a way to return the money. He would not take a single cent from players!
After thinking of a direction, Pei Qian prepared to call Yu Fei to his office to explain the problem.
However, on further thought, he decided to go to the games department himself.
That was not the only reason he wanted to see Yu Fei.
…
A few minutes later, Yu Fei followed Boss Pei into the conference room.
During this period, Yu Fei had been counting the days, trying to figure out when Hu Xianbin would return.
Another month had passed. The special training base should be nearing its end. Even if Hu Xianbin needed to go home to pack up and rest for a few days, he should be back soon, right?
Of course, the people in charge of the special training classes were also on leave this time. Pei Qian could see them in the internal group chat again.
However, for some reason, all the people in charge of the special training classes were very secretive about the special training this time. They basically did not reveal any important information. Pei Qian could not find out anything.
Yu Fei pondered for a moment. Since no one wanted to say more, he decided not to ask.
In any case, when Hu Xianbin returned from the special training and handed over his work, it would not be too late to find out more about it.
During this period, Yu Fei had been seriously learning about game design, reading design drafts, and making arrangements for the follow-up work for Eternal Fallen Samsara.
For example, fixing bugs, adjusting the content of the game, refining the plot, and so on.
It wasn't a particularly complicated job, so there weren't any more accidents.
Yu Fei felt quite stressed at the beginning. However, now that he felt that he was about to leave, the stress naturally disappeared.
He did not know why Boss Pei had come to look for him today.
Was it to express his approval of his two months of work and to send him off?
Yes, that was possible.
After all, Boss Pei was famous for being compassionate. Sending him and the entire gaming department to the nameless restaurant for a big meal seemed like something Boss Pei would do.
Or was it possible that they had arranged a simple task for him?
After all, he did not know when Hu Xianbin would return. The work in the gaming department could not be stopped immediately. He still had to do his best.
As Yu Fei thought about this, he sat down opposite Boss Pei.
Pei Qian organized his thoughts and said, "I have two tasks for you."
"The first is to make Repent and be Saved free.
"This month, Repent and be Saved's main content will be free. However, I have to discuss this with the staff of the official games platform and follow the procedures.
"You don't have to do it yourself. Just assign the tasks to your subordinates and keep an eye on the progress.
"Of course, considering that a group of gamers has just bought Repent and be Saved, we have to compensate them.
"I'm thinking of compensating gamers based on how long they bought the game. If you bought it this month, get a full refund; if you bought it last month, get an 80% refund; if you bought it in August, get a half refund; if you bought it in July, get a quarter refund. "
"I won't be able to care about the earlier ones.
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